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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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